Win: Jake Scarborough (1-2) Loss: Ron "Duece" Valdez (0-2)
Save: Rick Lefebvre (1)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Ron Duece Valdez pitching. Gabe Bomback pops out to the third baseman. Chuck Kaiser pops out to the third baseman. Rick Fisher grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Lee Kelly pitching. Rod Pazik pops out to the shortstop. Reutilio Ramirez flies out to the left fielder. Jim Rock Robinson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Jake Bradford grounds out to the second baseman. Butts Girardi strikes out. Clarence Hernandez bunts for a base hit. Greg Pepper grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Clarence Hernandez is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Rod Brown strikes out. Charlie Proly grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tommy Balls Eunick doubles to right field. Bart Glove Distefano grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Eddie Bateman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Lee Kelly flies out to the left fielder. Gabe Bomback strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Mark Emski Roznovsky grounds out to the third baseman. Ron Duece Valdez grounds out to the third baseman. Rod Pazik singles in front of the right fielder. Reutilio Ramirez walks. Jim Rock Robinson walks. Rod Brown singles to right field. Rod Pazik scores. Reutilio Ramirez scores. Jim Rock Robinson advances to third on the hit. Charlie Proly strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Minnesota Chuck Kaiser strikes out. Rick Fisher walks. Jake Bradford pops out to the catcher. Butts Girardi strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Tommy Balls Eunick flies out to the center fielder. Bart Glove Distefano hits a home run. Mark Emski Roznovsky singles to right field. Ron Duece Valdez lays a bunt down the first base line. The first baseman fields the ball, throws to second for one out, on to first for the 3-6-4 double play (2B covering 1st). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Clarence Hernandez flies out to the center fielder. Greg Pepper singles to left field. Eddie Bateman singles to left field. Lee Kelly fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Lee Kelly strikes out. Gabe Bomback triples. Greg Pepper scores. Eddie Bateman scores. Chuck Kaiser walks. Rick Fisher walks. Jake Bradford grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Rod Pazik strikes out. Reutilio Ramirez strikes out. Jim Rock Robinson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Butts Girardi flies out to the right fielder. Clarence Hernandez is hit by a pitch. Greg Pepper flies out to the left fielder. Eddie Bateman flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Rod Brown flies out to the center fielder. Hot Heinie Haid is pinch hitting for Charlie Proly. Hot Heinie Haid singles to center field. Jake Scarborough comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Tommy Balls Eunick singles to left field. Hot Heinie Haid advances to third on the hit. Bob Hardware Cisco is pinch hitting for Bart Glove Distefano. Bob Hardware Cisco flies out to the center fielder. Gene Ha-Ha Hannah is pinch hitting for Mark Emski Roznovsky. Gene Ha-Ha Hannah grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Del Walsh enters the game as a defensive replacement for Hot Heinie Haid at 3B. Grover Carney enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bob Hardware Cisco at SS. Joe Just is pinch hitting for Jake Scarborough. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Joe Just singles to center field. Gabe Bomback doubles to right field. Joe Just uses his aggressiveness and scores. Chuck Kaiser doubles to right field. Gabe Bomback scores. Maro Sone comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rick Fisher flies out to the right fielder. Jake Bradford grounds out to the second baseman. Chuck Kaiser advances to third on the play. Butts Girardi grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Henry Carlos pitching. Luis Kappel is pinch hitting for Maro Sone. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Luis Kappel strikes out. Rod Pazik grounds out to the second baseman. Reutilio Ramirez doubles to left field. Jim Rock Robinson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota George Comellas pitching. Clarence Hernandez pops out to the third baseman. Greg Pepper strikes out. Eddie Bateman doubles to right field. Bob Cianfrocco is pinch hitting for Henry Carlos. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Bob Cianfrocco flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Rick Lefebvre pitching. Pete High enters the game as a defensive replacement for Eddie Bateman at 1B. Rod Brown flies out to the center fielder. Del Walsh grounds out to the shortstop. Tommy Balls Eunick singles to center field. Grover Carney walks. Gene Ha-Ha Hannah strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Minnesota Gabe Bomback grounds out to the shortstop. Chuck Kaiser flies out to the center fielder. Rick Fisher flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Osvaldo Alvarez is pinch hitting for George Comellas. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Osvaldo Alvarez grounds out to the third baseman. Rod Pazik singles to center field. Reutilio Ramirez grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners LOB: 8 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 8
Game Notes Lee Kelly is injured and is expected to be out 8 days.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Cliff Mullin did not respond to coaching in velocity Brad Didier improves in arm Ernie Campbell did not respond to coaching in speed Ralph Cipriani improves in arm Brad Didier did not respond to coaching in C
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ed Dexter improves in power_vs_righty Jack Lovelace improves in control Frank Sinclair did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Bob McGraw improves in range Bob McGraw improves in SS